Bal Karve was a veteran Hindi and Marathi film, TV and theatre actor who was most popular for his role of Gundyabhau, in the Marathi television serial ‘Chimanrao Gundyabhau’. He began his theatre journey under the guidance of Vijaya Mehta and Vijaya Joglekar-Dhumale. He worked in many popular plays like ‘Rathchakra’, ‘Tandul Bhakta Bhakta’, ‘Manomani’, ‘Ai Retire Hote’, ‘Kusum Manohar Lele’. His solo Hindi film remained Sai Paranjpye’s, ‘Katha’ in 1983. He passed away at the age of 95 in August 2025.